Rush - What to NOT do or say

[MaggieXi]

My biggest petpeeve - during recruitment and later in life in the work place --- DON'T WEAR TOO MUCH PURFUME! A lot of people, like myself, have allergies and can be sensitive to perfumes. A little is fine, but if you wear too much -- or don't know if you are wearing too much you run the risk of offending people's olfactory sense and may send some of us running for the tissues.

[SWTXBelle]

I hope you weren't rushing during the heady days of "Giorgio" - what was it with that perfume? Everyone who wore it, it seems, wore buckets of it!

[alum]

I have to agree with the ban on perfume. Neither actives nor PNMs should wear it. There is nothing I hate worse than passing through the cosmetics department at a department store where all the scents from the different companies are merging into a horrendous odor that gives me a headache. And I am not even allergic to the stuff....

[Ocalagirl]

Originally Posted by alum

I have to agree with the ban on perfume. Neither actives nor PNMs should wear it. There is nothing I hate worse than passing through the cosmetics department at a department store where all the scents from the different companies are merging into a horrendous odor that gives me a headache. And I am not even allergic to the stuff....

But what happens when Rho Gammas/Pi Chis/Recruitment Counselors give out perfume during rounds? Mine last year offered full out perfume(don't remember what kind) to all the girls in my group. I wore body splash from bath and body in vanilla and only reapplied once in a 7 hour day. I am not sure there needs to be a ban on it, but don't overdo it. Everyone should know how much is too much.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Ocalagirl

But what happens when Rho Gammas/Pi Chis/Recruitment Counselors give out perfume during rounds? Mine last year offered full out perfume(don't remember what kind) to all the girls in my group. I wore body splash from bath and body in vanilla and only reapplied once in a 7 hour day. I am not sure there needs to be a ban on it, but don't overdo it. Everyone should know how much is too much.

My main issue is one of allergies. I personally have a very strong sense of smell, and often too much perfume causes me to have sneezing fits. I know I am not the only one with this issue. I also think offering perfume is a bit odd, not every perfume smells good on or to everyone. I know there are some that smell like fritos and stanky fratbasement on me, but on someone else it would smell awesome. I think patchouli smells like moldy bread, and I don't think a PNM would want to be known as the girl who smells like mold.

I just don't think recruitment is a good place for a lot of scents, especially if it is August, 98 degrees, 99% humidity, there are 100 people in a room and no AC.

[Ocalagirl]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

My main issue is one of allergies. I personally have a very strong sense of smell, and often too much perfume causes me to have sneezing fits. I know I am not the only one with this issue. I also think offering perfume is a bit odd, not every perfume smells good on or to everyone. I know there are some that smell like fritos and stanky fratbasement on me, but on someone else it would smell awesome. I think patchouli smells like moldy bread, and I don't think a PNM would want to be known as the girl who smells like mold.

I just don't think recruitment is a good place for a lot of scents, especially if it is August, 98 degrees, 99% humidity, there are 100 people in a room and no AC.

I wasn't disagreeing with you my any means and I hope it didn't come out like that. I use to work at a makeup counter at the end of the day my allergies were flaired and I smelled like a french whore. I am just sayin' this is what happened to me last year.

[33girl]

I would literally feel naked and very insecure if I weren't wearing some sort of fragrance, especially in a situation as high pressure as rush. That being said, you shouldn't be wearing the same scent in the middle of the day in August that you would to a party on a December night - rush or not.

[alrphimu]

No perfume...I know it's been said, but it's something that's harped in to us as actives.

Oh, and don't smash a water cup against your forehead and scream that you love a chapter.

it's happened, trust me.

[Xidelt]

Originally Posted by alrphimu

Oh, and don't smash a water cup against your forehead and scream that you love a chapter.

it's happened, trust me.

Oh. Now I know why I didn't receive a bid from your chapter.

[KSUViolet06]

Don't automatically rule out a chapter just because of its size.

At most schools, chapter size changes every year. For example, the sorority that was the smallest my freshman year, is one of the largest now.

[Axid angel]

Originally Posted by MaggieXi

My biggest petpeeve - during recruitment and later in life in the work place --- DON'T WEAR TOO MUCH PURFUME! A lot of people, like myself, have allergies and can be sensitive to perfumes. A little is fine, but if you wear too much -- or don't know if you are wearing too much you run the risk of offending people's olfactory sense and may send some of us running for the tissues.

i have the same problem!